title: [Argon laser trabeculoplasty--long-term results].
abstract: A group of 302 eyes in 175 patients with primary open-glaucoma (POAG) were analyzed after argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) with postoperative follow-up of 2 up to 10 years. ALT was considered to be successful when IOP remained under 21 mmHg with no further damage of the optic disc or visual fields. The success rate was in 81.8% eyes after two years, 64.4% after five years, 27.8% after 8 years of the follow-up, and only 15.6% eyes were still controlled after 10 years. Our results confirmed, that ALT was effective in the eyes with POAG, yet there was a substantial diminishing effect as time progressed.
authors.affiliation: Ocná klinika LF UPJ, Kosice.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Juhás
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D014130:Trabeculectomy
vernacular_title: Argón laser trabekuloplastika--dlhodobé výsledky.